November 2008

A lot of things are more fun to eat on a stick.

Hot dogs, ice cream, even deep-fried Twinkies.

So it’s no surprise that cupcake lollipops – a signature item from Cute Cakes Hawai‘i – have been such a decadent hit.

Each mini chocolate cupcake is mounted on a stick and topped with chocolate frosting (either dark or white). They’re adorable and convenient... Read more »

There’s only one thing better than keeping your green in your wallet – and that’s wearing green on your sleeve.

The best way to do both?

Shop at Mu‘uMu‘u Heaven, Hawai‘i’s Greenest Retailer (as named by Hawai‘i Business and Honolulu Magazines).

You already know about their one-of-a-kind dresses, made from recycled mu‘umu‘u and sustainable bamboo jersey fabric. Everyone’s Read more »

You don’t need a fortune teller to know that change is in your future.

That’s an easy call today.

But if you carried one of the cute new fortune cookie coin purses at Queens boutique, it would be true every day.

The super-supple half-moon shaped leather pouches were created when Queens owner Tiffany Tanaka (who also owns We Sell Things For You next door) collaborated with her friend Bliss Lau, the local girl turned New York handbag phenom.

Just big enough to hold a phone, lipstick and a few cards or cash, the zippered coin purses fold into the shape of a fortune cookie.... Read more »

Lots of good things come in tiny packages – like the small-size robin’s egg blue gift box, which is always better than the big one.

And then there’s Honolulu designer Allison Izu Song.

Standing just 5-foot-2, this petite fashion force has created a denim line geared specifically toward women 5-foot-4 and shorter. After pushing past initial manufacturing problems, Song’s long-awaited and newly-tweaked fall line is finally in stores this week.

Five essential styles make up the AllisonIzu line: the kolohe skinny jean, the paniolo basic boot-cut, the luana higher-waisted... Read more »